The 2013 Sharp writ book awards NOW accepting submissions!



Genres of works accepted by the 2013 Sharp Writ Book Awards:

GENERAL FICTION: Action & Adventure, Graphical Novel, Family, Saga, Historical, Humor, Inspirational, Metaphysicial, Political, Western, and Romance.  Other genres may be considered - contact for approval.

MYSTERY:  Mystery, Suspense, Thriller, Sleuths and Crime.  Other genres may be considered - contact for approval.

SCIENCE FICTION:  Science Fiction, Fantasy, Paranormal, and Supernatural.

POETRY:  All categories of Poetry

GENERAL NON-FICTION:  Career, Educational, History, Military, Psychology, Self-Help, and True Crime.  Other genres will be considered - contact for approval.

BIOGRAPHY / AUTOBIOGRAPHY:  Books that are biographical or autobiographical in nature, including personal memoirs.

YOUNG ADULT:  Books specifically targeted at a teen audience.  All genres (fiction, non-fiction, etc.) of young adult are placed in this category.

CHILDRENS:  Books specifically targeted at a child audience.  Examples include picture books or easy readers that combine text and illustrations.

NOTE:  Other categories may be opened or categories combined depending on the number of submissions received at the discretion of the SWBA.



REQUIREMENTS FOR MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSION

1.  All entries must be in English and, if published, have a publication date of 2010 or later.

2.  A separate SWBA 2013 Submission Form must accompany each unique entry (i.e. - 1 per title).

3. Printed Books:  4 printed copies must be submitted by mail.

4. Electronic submission are accepted in the following formats: 

• Electronic Publication (.ePub) - MUST have ISBN assigned
• Kindle (.prc)
• MobiPocket Reader (.mobi)
• Adobe (.pdf)
• MS Word (.doc)
5. Electronic entries that are LESS THAN 19.9 MB:  Email submission form and entry to submissions@book-awards.org 
6. Electronic entries that are MORE THAN 19.9 MB:  Submit the submission form and a CD containing 4 copies of the entry to the shipping address below.
7. Payment of entry fee may be made by check (made out to A&E SIGs) submitted via mail or by Paypal.  Paypal payments may be made directly by clicking here or sent to payments@book-lovers.net.  Remember to complete the payment information section on the submission form so payments may be credited to the correct entry.
8.  Received a discount code? Click Here to use the web form created specially for  entering using a discount code. Payments for discounted entries is required to be submitted via web using a credit card. (Books can be mailed in)

DEADLINES AND ENTRY FEES (subject to change without notice):

Super Early Submission Deadline:  April 15th         Entry Fee:  $40

Early Submission Deadline:  June 15th                     Entry Fee:  $50

Regular Submission Deadline:  September 15th     Entry Fee:  $65

Late Submission Deadlline:  October 15th                Entry Fee: $80

Entry Fees waived through June 15th for books authored by members of recognized High IQ Societies:

*Recognized High IQ Societies:

• Mensa International
  
• Advanced Elite
  
• Intertel
  
• International Society for Philosophical Inquiry
  
• One-in-a-Thousand Society
  
• Triple Nine Society
  
• Prometheus Society
  
• Mega Society
  
• Smart Generation Xers
  
• Smart Young Ms
  
• Pure Smarts
  
• Channel IQ
  
• Smart Dancers
• Smartyz

                                                                                                   

 What do winners receive?

Category winners receive:

  1.  A personalized plaque honoring the achievement

  2.  Access to 1200+ members of Smart Book Lovers and 5000 members of the Intelligent Expressions Consortium, including a 50 px X 50 px display image of the winning submission on the home page for 3 months.

  3.  Inclusion in a special category for winners at Smart Book Lover's online book

       store.

  4.  Opportunity to participate in joint PR activities such as press releases and

       winners announcements in prestigious publications.

  5.  A free review posted on our Intelligent Expressions Blog.  The judging panel will

      provide the full review; in addition, the winning entity (author/publisher/agent) can

      provide their own mini-review (less than 300 words).

  6.  30 gold foil labels printed with the words "Sharp Writ Book Awards Winner" which

      can be affixed to books.  More labels may be purchased.

NOTE:  A Category Winner may not be awarded if less than 5 entries are received for the category.

2nd and 3rd place receive:

  1.  Certificate of Achievement

  2.  A free review posted on our Intelligent Expressions Blog.  The judging panel will

      provide the review.

  3.  20 gold foil labels printed with the words "Sharp Writ Book Awards Finalist" which

      can be affixed to books.  More labels may be purchased.

NOTE:  2nd and 3rd places may not be awarded based on overall judges scores at the discretion of the Sharp Writ Book Awards.

Finalists will be announced in December, 2013. Winners will be announced by the end of January, 2014. Click here to see last years video award ceremony.

Submissions for the 2012 Sharp Writ Book Awards are Now Open!

DEADLINES AND ENTRY FEES

Super Early:  April 30th - US $40.00 or equivalent in foreign currency

Early Bird: June 30th - US $55.00 or equivalent in foreign currency

Regular: August 31st - US $70.00 or equivalent in foreign currency

Books authored by members of the recognized high IQ societies* – August 31st  - US $55.00 or equivalent in foreign currency

*Recognized High IQ Societies:

• Mensa Internationaland various Mensa National Organizations
• Ingenium HIQS
• Uniq Society
• Logiq Society

• Advanced Elite
  
• Intertel
• International Society for Philosophical Inquiry
  
• One-in-a-Thousand Society
  
• Triple Nine Society
• Prometheus Society
  
• Mega Society
  
• Smart Generation Xers
• Smart Young Ms
• Pure Smarts
• Channel IQ
• Smart Singers
• Smart Dancers
• Smartyz



Ready to submit an entry?   Download and entry form in either fillable PDF or MS Word format.  Entry form can be mailed with submission OR emailed to submissions@book-awards.org.